Overshoe-fastener.



E. H. a; s. H. KING.

OVERSHOE PASTBNER;

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 15, m7.

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UNITED STATES PATENT ormon.

EUGENE H. KING, OF PITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, AND SYLVESTER H. KING,PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND.

OVERSHOE-FASTENER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 1, 1908.

Application filed November 15, 1907. Serial No. 402,300.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that We, EUGENE H. KING, a resident of Pittsburg, in thecounty of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, and SYL- VESTER H. KING,a resident of Providence, in the county of Providence and State of RhodeIsland, have invented a new and useful Improvement inOvershoe-Fasteners; and we do hereby declare the following tobe a full,clear, and exact description thereof.

This invention relates to devices for holding overshoes from slippingoff the shoe or being pulled ofli accidentally.

The object of the invention is to provide a simple and cheap device"which can'be applied to and readily removed from any overshoe and whichwill hold it securely in place, as well as one which is convenient tooperate to permit the overshoe'being taken off, and which is adjustableto sult overshoes of various heights and also shoes having variousheights of heels.

The invention consists, generally stated, in a clasp constructed andarranged to engage the edge of the overshoe and to be secured thereto,together with a dog carried by said clasp and arranged to extend downinto the overshoe and engage a part of the shoe.

The invention also comprises certain details of construction enablingthe dog to be adjusted to adapt the device to overshoes and shoe heelsof different heights.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a view showing the heel portionof a shoe, and an overshoe in section with the fastener applied; Fig. 2is a vertical sectional view on an enlarged scale of the fastener; Fig.3 is a vertical section on the line 33, Fig. 2; Fig. 4 is an elevationof the upper. end of the dog; Fig. 5 is a similar view of a modifiedform of dog; Fig. 6 is a sectional perspective view showing modifiedmeans on the clasp for holding and adjusting the dog shown in Fig. 5;Figs. '7, 8 and 9 areviews showing other modifications; and Fig. 10 is avertical sectional view showing a modification having the dog integralwith the spring.

The main elements of the invention are a clasp for engaging the edge ofthe overshoe, together with a dog carried thereby and projecting downinto the overshoe in position for engaging a portion of the shoe. Theclasp may be of various forms, any construction capable of being slippedover the edge bearlngs or seats 6 formed in the frame or body portion,such as by punching the metal slightly outwardly. The longer limb ofthis angle lever is on the outer side and serves as the means forlocking and unlocking the clasp while the short inwardly projecting limbor toe 7 serves as the means for securing the clasp to the edge of theovershoe.

The locking dog is preferably in the form of a curved resilient strip orplate 8 projecting down into the overshoe, as shown in Fig. 1, andsuitably secured to the limb 9 of the frame of the clasp. The manner ofconnectingit to the frame of the clasp is preferably such as to permitthe projecting part of the dog tobe lengthened or shortened to adapt thesame to overshoes or shoe heels of different heights. This connectionobviously can be made in a great variety of ways.

As sh 'wn in Figs. 2 to 4, the limb of the frame has a portion of themetal punched out and bent inwardly to form the stud or lug 10 which isof considerable width.

The dog .is provided with a number of slots 11 having a fairly close fitwith the lug so that when the dog engages said lug it cannot twistsidewise but is held rigidly in a vertical position, while the pluralityof holes permit the dog to be secured to the clasp so as to leave theprojection part of the dog of various lengths. Obviously, of course,thelug 10 might be a separate stud.

Figs. 5 and 6 show a modification wherein the limb 9 of the frame has apair of small pins, or teats, 12 secured in the frame or punchedinwardly from the metal, and ar- 1 1 and the dog is provided withnotches 15 on the edges of resilient limbs and arranged to engage thepins;

Fig. 5 shows a somewhat similar modification in which the clasp carriesa single lug 16 and the dog has two resilient arms 17 provided withnotches 18 for engaging the lug, while Fig. 9 shows a somewhat similarmodification in which there is only a single pair of notches 19 formedon the edge or a slot 20 in the do in the modification shown in Fig. 7the notches 15 on the opposite edges of the dog are in alternate orstaggered relation and the pins are correspondingly placed so thatadjustment can be effected by merely working the dog back and forthsidewise.

A U shaped spring 21 is placed inside the clasp, this spring serving twopurposes, first to hold the dog from accidentally dropping ofi theholding lugs in the clasp, and also to provide a means against which thetoe 7 of the lever bears so as to prevent contact with and marring theovershoe to which the clasp is attached. This spring is formed of thinsheet metal provided with an opening 22 through which the lug 10 whichholds the .dog in place may pro ect. It is preferably roughened orcorrugated, as at 25, to assist it in taking a firm hold on theovershoe. The end of the outer limb of the spring is 'preferably curvedoutwardly, as shown at 2 1, to project into a depression 25 in the limb2 of the clasp in order to prevent the spring from being accidentallypulled out when the clasp is opened and when adjusting the dog.

Fig. 10 shows a modification in which a separate spring 21 is dispensedwith, but the upper end of the dog is bent to hook or U shape, as shownat 26, and serves the func tion of the U shaped spring. In this case,however, the dog has no vertical adjustment. The dog is also shown asbent upwardly on itself so as to have its end high, to adapt it toovershoes which are very low.

The use and operation of the device will be readily understood. Thedevice is applied to the heel portion of the overshoe, as shown in Fig.1, the clasp being slipped down over the top edge of the overshoe andclamped thereto by throwing the lever i to closed position. The dog 8projects downwardly into the overshoe and is curved so as to projectinwardly and in position to engage either with the heel crease, as shownin the drawing, or with a stud such as described in our application,Serial No. 395,548, filed October 2, 1907. This serves to hold theovershoe from falling off. or being accidentally pulled off.

In order to take off the overshoe the user throws the lever 4 to openposition, thereby the latter canv be taken oi.

The device described is simple and cheap of construction and can bereadily applied to any overshoe. It can be readily operated and securelyholds the overshoe in place. It can be adapted to overshoes of variousheights or shoes having heels of various heights by merely adjusting thedog vertically, which can be readily done by pressing the dog bodilyinwardly until the holes or notches therein become disengaged from thelugs or pins, when by moving the dog upwardly or downwardly itsprojecting length can be varied and it can be made to engage the lug orpin with a dillerent hole. The device also can be used for holding on anovershoe which is several sizes too large by moving it around to theside of the heel. instead of having it directly at the heel, as will bereadily apparent.

Various other forms or modifications ol the device can be made withoutdeparting from the invention.

What we claim is:

1. An overshoe fastener comprising a. clasp constructed to embrace theedge of the overshoe, means for clamping the same to the overshoe, aplate arranged to have the clamping means engage the same and to bearagainst the overshoe, and a projecting dog carried by the clasp andarranged to extend down into the overshoe and en age a part of the shoe.

2. An overshoe fastener comprising a. clasp arranged to embrace the edgeof the overshoe, a locking lever carried by said clasp, and a downwardlyextending dog carried by the clasp and arranged to project into theovershoe and engage a part of the shoe.

3. An overshoe fastener comprising a clasp constructed and arranged toengage the edge of the overshoe and be clamped thereto, and a dogconnected to said clasp by means permitting the dog to be adjustedvertically, said dog being arranged to tend down into the overshoe andengage a part of the shoe.

4-. An overshoe fastener comprising a clasp constructed and arranged toengage the edge of the overshoe and be clamped thereto, and a dogcomprising a resilient curved plate connected to the clasp by meanspermitting vertical adjustment of the dog and arranged to project downinto the overshoe and engage the shoe.

5. An overshoe fastener comprising a clasp constructed and arranged toengage the edge of the overshoe and be clamped thereto, and a dogconnected to the clasp by means of a protuberance and a plurality ofvertically arranged holes or notches permitreleasing the bite of thespring 21 on the l ting adjustment of the dog, said dog being shapedclasp arranged to engage the edge of 4 the overshoe, a locking levercarried by said clasp, and a downwardly projecting dog connected to saidclasp by means permitting vertical adjustment of said dog.

8. An overshoe fastener comprising a U shaped clasp arranged to engagethe edge of the overshoe, a locking lever carried by said clasp, and acurved resilient plate connected to said dog by a protuberance carriedby one of said parts and a plurality of vertically arranged holes ornotches formed in the other part.

9. An overshoe fastener comprising a U shaped clasp arranged to embracethe edge of the overshoe, a projecting resilient dog carried by saidclasp, a spring member in said clasp, and a locking lever carriedby theclasp and engaging the free end of said spring member.

10. An overshoe fastener comprising a U shaped clasp arranged to embracethe edge of the overshoe, a U shaped spring in said clasp, a lockinglever in one limb of said clasp and arranged to bear against one limb ofsaid spring, and, a dog held between the opposite limb of the spring andclasp and arranged to extend downwardly into the overshoe.

11. An overshoe fastener comprising a U shaped clasp'arranged to embracethe edge of the overshoe, a U shaped spring in said clasp, a lockinglever mounted in one limb of the clasp and bearing on one limb of the Ushaped spring, a resilient plate havin its upper end between theopposite limb or the clasp and spring, and a protuberance on the claspprojecting inwardly into holes or notches in the plate and spring, saidplate being provided with a plurality of vertically arranged holes ornotches for said protuberance.

In testimony whereof, we the said EUGENE H; KING and SYLvEsrER H. KINGhave hereunto set our hands.

EUGENE I-I. KING. SYLVESTER H. KING. WVitnesses:

ROBERT C. TOTTEN, JOHN F. WILL.

